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Fort Hope are a British rock band formed in Hertfordshire, England, in 2013. After releasing a series of EPs and the mini album Courage (LAB Records), which charted at number 8 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart, the band issued their debut album through Virgin EMI in 2016 and continue to tour, record and work on new projects.
The band consists of three former members of the electronic rock band My Passion: Jonathan Gaskin, Simon Rowlands and Jamie Nicholls. They announced Fort Hope on 13 January 2013 with the release of their first song titled 'Control'. The song was aired on BBC Radio the following month, and in April the band completed their first ever UK tour supporting Fearless Vampire Killers throughout April in the UK.
The band’s first release came later that year with their debut EP 'The Future's in Our Hearts', which was made available as a free download after being streamed online in June. "Control" was issued as the EP’s official single, accompanied by the band’s first music video. In November they released their second EP titled 'Choices'.
Fort Hope began to build momentum on the UK live circuit in 2013, performing a series of early support slots. In May 2013, the band supported We Are the In Crowd and Never Shout Never in London. They also supported Andrew McMahon during his UK tour, including his show at Birmingham’s Glee Club on 20 May 2013 and a performance at London’s Union Chapel on 23 May 2013. The band additionally appeared at KOKO, Camden, in June 2013, supporting Jimmy Eat World. Later that year, the band opened up for We Are The Ocean and The Maine on their joint co-headline tour in November.
In January 2014 Fort Hope embarked on a UK tour along with Max Raptor, making it their first tour as a headliner and they were also announced to be part of the LAB Records roster and would be releasing their debut mini album titled 'Courage' on 11 May. To promote the release the band released an official music video for the song 'The Rapture'. Alongside their headline activity, the band continued to secure support slots throughout the year. They performed with Ghost Town in London on 4 June 2014, and later supported Anberlin at the Electric Ballroom on 14 August 2014.
In July the band released their music video for the song 'New Life' and a month later the band performed at Sonisphere Festival. The band also supported rock band Mallory Knox in the UK throughout November along with Frank Iero and Moose Blood.
On 7 November the band released their second single titled 'Plans' in promotion of their third EP release named after the band which was released on 8 February 2015. They also released 'Sick' as the second single to promote the EP and released a music video for 'Plans' two days prior to the EPs release.
In 2015, the band continued touring, including a return to KOKO, Camden, supporting Finch on 2 June 2015. Their festival profile also grew, with a performance at Reading Festival, and they were later included in Soundboard Reviews’ list of “10 New Acts To See At Reading & Leeds 2015”.
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Fort Hope
Fort Hope are a British rock band formed in Hertfordshire, England, in 2013. After releasing a series of EPs and the mini album Courage (LAB Records), which charted at number 8 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart, the band issued their debut album through Virgin EMI in 2016 and continue to tour, record and work on new projects.
The band consists of three former members of the electronic rock band My Passion: Jonathan Gaskin, Simon Rowlands and Jamie Nicholls. They announced Fort Hope on 13 January 2013 with the release of their first song titled 'Control'. The song was aired on BBC Radio the following month, and in April the band completed their first ever UK tour supporting Fearless Vampire Killers throughout April in the UK.
The band’s first release came later that year with their debut EP 'The Future's in Our Hearts', which was made available as a free download after being streamed online in June. "Control" was issued as the EP’s official single, accompanied by the band’s first music video. In November they released their second EP titled 'Choices'.
Fort Hope began to build momentum on the UK live circuit in 2013, performing a series of early support slots. In May 2013, the band supported We Are the In Crowd and Never Shout Never in London. They also supported Andrew McMahon during his UK tour, including his show at Birmingham’s Glee Club on 20 May 2013 and a performance at London’s Union Chapel on 23 May 2013. The band additionally appeared at KOKO, Camden, in June 2013, supporting Jimmy Eat World. Later that year, the band opened up for We Are The Ocean and The Maine on their joint co-headline tour in November.
In January 2014 Fort Hope embarked on a UK tour along with Max Raptor, making it their first tour as a headliner and they were also announced to be part of the LAB Records roster and would be releasing their debut mini album titled 'Courage' on 11 May. To promote the release the band released an official music video for the song 'The Rapture'. Alongside their headline activity, the band continued to secure support slots throughout the year. They performed with Ghost Town in London on 4 June 2014, and later supported Anberlin at the Electric Ballroom on 14 August 2014.
In July the band released their music video for the song 'New Life' and a month later the band performed at Sonisphere Festival. The band also supported rock band Mallory Knox in the UK throughout November along with Frank Iero and Moose Blood.
On 7 November the band released their second single titled 'Plans' in promotion of their third EP release named after the band which was released on 8 February 2015. They also released 'Sick' as the second single to promote the EP and released a music video for 'Plans' two days prior to the EPs release.
In 2015, the band continued touring, including a return to KOKO, Camden, supporting Finch on 2 June 2015. Their festival profile also grew, with a performance at Reading Festival, and they were later included in Soundboard Reviews’ list of “10 New Acts To See At Reading & Leeds 2015”.
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